HEIDENHAIN TNC 406 - Manual (Page 141)

120 7 Programming: Miscellaneous functions
7.
1 Ent
er
ing Miscellaneous F
u
nctions M and S
T
OP
7.1 Entering Miscellaneous
Functions M and STOP
Fundamentals
With the TNC’s miscellaneous functions – also called M functions –
you can affect:
„
Program run
„ Machine functions
„ Electrode behavior
An overview of how the miscellaneous functions are set in the TNC is
shown on the inside rear cover. This table shows if a function
becomes effective at the beginning or at the end of the block in which
it was programmed.
Answer the dialog question in the positioning block:
To enter the miscellaneous function, press the M soft
key.
Enter miscellaneous function, e.g. M38.
Entering an M function in a STOP block
Enter miscellaneous function, e.g. M39.
Example NC block
If you program a miscellaneous function in a STOP block, the program
run is interrupted at the block.
MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTION M ?
MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTION M ?
7 STOP M39
Certain miscellaneous functions do not work on certain
machines. There may also be additional miscellaneous
functions available which have been defined by the
machine tool builder.
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